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3D Model
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2522
Sudest peninsular
Protohistory and Iberian world

kalathos

MAC BCN-019328

Object type
kalathos
Production date
-300 / -200
Fabric
common Iberian painted pottery
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Sudest peninsular
Materials
pottery
Township
Desconegut
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
Reserva provisional
Dimensions
233 x 294 mm
Description
Kalathos of Iberian ceramics with painted decoration, from the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. The body is cylindrical with a flat rim at the top and two braided handles attached to the body. The painted decoration in a vinous colour is divided into two friezes with plant motifs separated by lines of varying thickness. There is a 'wolf teeth' motif at the rim. It is a characteristic Iberian type of container that mimics a Greek original, almost always painted and found a variety of sizes and decorations. The arrangement and decorative motifs can identify the different productions of the various Iberian peoples, like this piece, characteristic of the people of Bastetania. Its use could be functional ─storage and transport─ or it might be used as a ceremonial vessel.

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